The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04

gives name to the kingdom and con.
tains the famous crater of Kilauea.
Kalakaua is the nominal ruler of the
kingdom. His queen, Kapiolani, is now
journeying through the United States,
bound for the English court. The white
traders, however, are the true autocrats.
the King and his dusky ministers being
readily susceptible to pecuniary persua-
sion, and quite content with regal
honors.
AS visitor from the antipodes, 1
naturally expected to be a sensation.
The expectation was speedily removed.
New York is but one-tenth as distant
from Honolulu as Honolulu has seemed
from New York. Indeed, so close to the
world are some of the leading traders
here that they have tailors, shoemakers,
hatters, correspondents and q visiting
circle in New York city. l became
acquainted with my host ON my way to
San Francisco. He was then returning
from semi-snnual shopping and social
visit to New York. Thus-though born
Of American parents of course-raised
and living on Southern island, he gets
around his social circle in New York
city as regularly rs most Of Gotham's
men of fashion themselves.
The more affluent rarely fail to get to
the Estates" at least once year, women
and children included. Nearly all OF
these traders have grown rich. The
opportunities are excellent, the home
pleasant, and they are warmly attached
to it. Sugar Is king On the islands, and
the bulk of this and the rice trade is with
the United States. The islands are In z
direct line between the States and Aus
tralia, and have become Q great supply
station not only for the South-sea
whalers but for all vessels plying be-
tween these countries
The social privileges are hardly in
ferior to those of communities of SINH
lar size In the States. They have even
advanced TO the aawn-tennis stage Of civ
ilizatioA and refnement. With money
all tho iaxuries can be imported. Itound
American schools, churches, Sunday
schools, papers and magazines. Ny
hosts library had bound Harpes's and
the Csatasy from first issue. He received
the rudiments of his education ON the
islands and then took college course in
New England, bringing back with him .
New Eagland wife a. well a. diploma.
His two bright little girls school on the
islands, aad then ARE taken part of the
year to San Francisco, just as American
children are sent to Paris to ''finish of. !"
settle on the islands-not difficult con.
summation ~ they reach maturity. Fe-
males are In the minority, and on this
account Chinese have had to be made
domestic servants. White servants,
brought from the States, marry before hall
their passage money 10 earned. The Last
one at the house OF my sojourn, though
bound by str0ng contract and guarded
with as much aGliness - could be found,
pleaded piteossly for aelease before half
of her passage money had been worked
out. Her lover made aP the deficiency,
and they were obliged to- give her the
coveted freedom.
ANAL ilarrivaltwfoea menth makes Q red
letter day. With plenty of time, the
Eaglish-speaking islAnders read the pA-
pers and magazines closely, and keep mp
an extensive and elaborAte correspond
enoe with friends In the States. Letter
wrftfng as an art may thus fiAd it, pres
eryati0a here. Every circus and theatri-
cal tneApe going TO AustrAila stops
at the islaAds and gives Q performance.
The islaaders, ~ will thus be seen, are Of
the earth quite earthly, despite thsir re-
mOtencss.
The natives are Q bright copper
colored race. quick at learning and
warmly attached to their homes. In
exile they are miserable, and viii cry
piteously ct the sOund of their rich
native tongue In Q strange land. The
language 10 soft end beautiful, with
vowels predominating. They print
newspaper In the native tongue, and
every adult can read and write-more
than every native Of the United States
can do. They are also natural musicians,
and pessi0nately fond Of minstrels and
circuses. Their native band received the
highest praise from critics ct the recent
exhibition IN San Francisco. Being i'm
itative' and acrobatic, they soon rob .
sircus Of it, gymnastic wosders. They
herd, hunt, nsh. are very expert with the
lasso, easily throwing 4 over any desig-
mated bora or boot Of . steer. end oga nn-
excelIod u horlenanshlp the word 6vGR.
Tho 6en1wjch lslond Americana eso a1ao
nro9fl1oa Aqgoonen, md think 1oGh1nR
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